摘要:

This review of self-care focuses on key theorists and their models, relevant research findings, and interventions that create changes in the cognitive, behavioral, and physical well-being of individuals. The article also provides a review of the theory underlying self-care and the influence of related disciplines on the concept. After a discussion of potential barriers, the determinants of these health-promoting behaviors are addressed. The review of stress focuses almost exclusively on studies that suggest helpful coping mechanisms for nurses in the workplace. Key variables addressed include the hardiness dimension and the organizational climate necessary for a supportive workplace.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Nurses help individuals, families, groups, and communities promote health, reduce health-risking behavior, increase self-care management skills, and facilitate personal growth toward wholeness of mind, body, and spirit. To care for others and to promote health and well-being, nurses must first understand the role of healer and second practice personal care. The article provides a framework for both understanding the role of healer and engendering self-care and healing by introducing methods to care for ourselves, acknowledging the importance of knowledgeable and compassionate caregiving, and creating a vision for the future of health care and nursing.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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When people attend a Japanese Tea Ceremony, they often remark that it had a calming effect on them. The Tea Ceremony can be much more than that, however. Serious practitioners of tea develop a mind set and body control that enables them to transform tension-producing details of everyday life into moments of beauty, meaningfulness and tranquility. This effect comes from ritualizing ordinary chores and giving them an esthetic dimension and a noble motivation. Such discipline of mind and body also enables tea people to concentrate solely on the present moment, thereby shutting out worries about the past and anxieties about the future.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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Changes such as increased patient acuity, shorter hospital stays, workplace reorganization, revision of the nursing role, and the development of home care services all contribute to high stress rates for health care workers. Research results on vitality are presented from three nursing professionals with backgrounds in education, psychotherapy, holistic nursing, and energy-based practice. Six key elements associated with vitality are described. The application of these principles by nursing leadership and the use of educational principles to create a vehicle for making this information to caregivers are described. The outcome, Vitality Training™, is an effective approach that delineates methods for revitalizing and reawakening the ideals of the nursing profession and maintaining personal energy and enthusiasm.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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Humor and laughter can be effective self-care tools to cope with stress. An ability to find humor gives us a sense of perspective on our problems. Laughter provides a physical release for accumulated tension. The article reviews research on the effect of humor and laughter on our immune function and resilience to stress. Resources for finding humor are included.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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Grounded in teaching experiences with nursing students, Dewey's educational philosophy, principles of adult learning, and phenomenologic perspectives, the article presents a model of self-reflection discovered in the educational/learning process of caring for self. Self-reflection as a process is operationalized as a bending back of attention and a focus on self to uncover silence and meanings or essences of personal and professional experience. Critical outcomes of this process are increased awareness, increased depth and breadth of understanding, and expanded consciousness. The thesis that self-reflection is a critical process in caring for others is presented. The background for the work and the nursing course where students develop a clinical experience of caring for self are discussed. The article includes graphic representations of the reflective process and proposes that, through caring for self, transformation in caring experiences is possible.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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Values are an integral part of human existence; they select the priorities we live by and shape our way of being in the world. Living outside our value system is exhausting because our inner and outer worlds are not congruent with one another. Organizations must provide a variety of work roles reflecting a range of value sets to integrate staff at differing stages of value development. Individuals must know and honor their own values by living authentic, courageous lives through making career choices that are congruent with their values while honoring the unique career choices of their colleagues. Values are related to skills, and through skill acquisition more complex values are acquired. Through the development of interpersonal, imaginal, and systems skills, individuals and organizations can expand their capacity for caring and innovation in holistic and life-giving ways.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

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The article challenges health care institutions to take corporate responsibility in designing an environment that supports health and healing among its own employees. A program called WorkHealth®, a comprehensive delivery system encompassing four integrated continuums directed toward individual employees, work teams, the organization as a whole, and the organization's relationship with the community, is described. Particular attention is focused on the health, wellness, and productivity of individuals and teams with recommendations for leaders in creating the environment for this to occur.

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0887-9311    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1996

数据来源: OVID